African Players in the Ligue 1

1,567 players all-time · 61 now · 20 clubs

2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18

Playing in the Ligue 1 now (61)

Player	Nation	Club	Position
Achraf Hakimi	Morocco	Paris Saint-Germain FC	Full-back
Ansu Fati	Guinea-Bissau	AS Monaco FC	Forward
Désiré Doué	Ivory Coast	Paris Saint-Germain FC	Winger
Nayef Aguerd	Morocco	Olympique de Marseille	Defender
Amine Gouiri	Algeria	OGC Nice	Forward
Tanguy Ndombele	DR Congo	OGC Nice	Midfielder
Krepin Diatta	Senegal	AS Monaco FC	Midfielder
Yvon Mvogo	Cameroon	F.C. Lorient	Goalkeeper
Maghnes Akliouche	Algeria	Paris Saint-Germain FC	Attacking midfielder
Mohammed Salisu	Ghana	AS Monaco FC	Defender
Jonathan Ikoné	DR Congo	Paris FC	Forward
Fodé Ballo-Touré	Senegal	AS Monaco FC	Defender
Jonathan Pitroipa	Burkina Faso	Paris FC	Wing half
Ethan Mbappé	Cameroon	Paris Saint-Germain FC	Midfielder
Ismaël Koné	Ivory Coast	Olympique de Marseille	Midfielder
Mohamed Simakan	Guinea	RC Strasbourg Alsace	Defender
Mohamed Amoura	Algeria	OGC Nice	Midfielder
Tino Kadewere	Zimbabwe	Olympique Lyonnais	Forward
Montassar Talbi	Tunisia	F.C. Lorient	Defender
Salis Abdul Samed	Ghana	R.C. Lens	Midfielder
Maxime Lopez	Algeria	Paris FC	Midfielder
Ali Abdi	Tunisia	OGC Nice	Full-back
Adam Ounas	Algeria	OGC Nice	Wing half
Samir El Mourabet	Morocco	RC Strasbourg Alsace	Midfielder
Amir Richardson	Morocco	Le Havre AC	Midfielder
Mohamed Bayo	Guinea	Lille OSC	Forward
Amine Sbaï	Morocco	Angers SCO	Midfielder
Hamed Junior Traoré	Ivory Coast	Olympique de Marseille	Midfielder
Almoatasembellah Mohamed	Libya	AS Monaco FC	Midfielder
Jordan Teze	DR Congo	AS Monaco FC	Defender
Sofiane Diop	Morocco	AS Monaco FC	Midfielder
Sinaly Diomandé	Ivory Coast	Olympique Lyonnais	Defender
Casimir Ninga	Chad	Angers SCO	Forward
Oualid El Hajjam	Morocco	ES Troyes AC	Defender
Khalil Ayari	Tunisia	Paris Saint-Germain FC	Right winger
Jean-Victor Makengo	DR Congo	Toulouse FC	Midfielder
Moussa Diarra	Mali	Toulouse FC	Centre-back
Ibrahim Salah	Morocco	Stade Brestois 29	Forward
Faris Pemi Moumbagna	Cameroon	Olympique de Marseille	Forward
Jean-Eudes Aholou	Ivory Coast	AS Monaco FC	Midfielder
Houboulang Mendes	Guinea-Bissau	F.C. Lorient	Centre-back
Thomas Fontaine	Madagascar	F.C. Lorient	Defender
Lorenz Assignon	Togo	Stade Rennais F.C.	Full-back
Souleyman Doumbia	Ivory Coast	Angers SCO	Defender
Harrison Manzala	DR Congo	Le Mans F.C.	Midfielder
Bamo Meïté	Ivory Coast	Olympique de Marseille	Centre-back
Geoffrey Lembet	Central African Republic	Stade Rennais F.C.	Goalkeeper
Amine El Ouazzani	Morocco	Angers SCO	Forward
Djeidi Gassama	Mauritania	Paris Saint-Germain FC	Forward
François Régis Mughe	Cameroon	Olympique de Marseille	Winger
Dembo Sylla	Guinea	F.C. Lorient	Full-back
Mohamed Hamony	Morocco	Le Havre AC	Midfielder
Aude Gbédjissi	Benin	R.C. Lens	Forward
Marvin Gakpa	Algeria	Paris FC	Forward
Héritier Deyonge	DR Congo	Olympique Lyonnais	Defender
Sidi Bane	Senegal	R.C. Lens
Christ Tape	Ivory Coast	Toulouse FC	Full-back
Coulouba Sogoré	Mali	AJ Auxerre	Defender
Safouane Benzahra	Morocco	AS Monaco FC	Winger
Milhad Sadikou	Benin	AJ Auxerre	Forward
Alpha Diallo	Guinea	R.C. Lens	Attacking midfielder

Where they come from

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By nationality

Nation	All-time	Now
Algerian players in the Ligue 1	196	6
Senegalese players in the Ligue 1	175	3
Ivorian players in the Ligue 1	167	8
Cameroonian players in the Ligue 1	145	4
Moroccan players in the Ligue 1	145	11
Malian players in the Ligue 1	121	2
DR Congo players in the Ligue 1	84	6
Guinean players in the Ligue 1	62	4
Tunisian players in the Ligue 1	62	3
Congolese players in the Ligue 1	48	0
Nigerian players in the Ligue 1	39	0
Togolese players in the Ligue 1	37	1
Ghanaian players in the Ligue 1	36	2
Gabonese players in the Ligue 1	32	0
Comorian players in the Ligue 1	23	0
Beninese players in the Ligue 1	23	2
Malagasy players in the Ligue 1	22	1
Burkinabé players in the Ligue 1	22	1
Mauritanian players in the Ligue 1	18	1
Central African players in the Ligue 1	16	1
Bissau-Guinean players in the Ligue 1	10	2
Chadian players in the Ligue 1	9	1
Liberian players in the Ligue 1	9	0
South African players in the Ligue 1	9	0
Cape Verdean players in the Ligue 1	7	0
Egyptian players in the Ligue 1	7	0
Zambian players in the Ligue 1	6	0
Angolan players in the Ligue 1	6	0
Mauritian players in the Ligue 1	6	0
Gambian players in the Ligue 1	5	0
Rwandan players in the Ligue 1	4	0
Nigerien players in the Ligue 1	4	0
Zimbabwean players in the Ligue 1	3	1